(单词翻译:单击)
听力文本
A report from Duke University in the USA says American children are safer today than at any time in the past 20 years. The study is based on the annual Child Well-Being Index, which has been compiled by Duke since 1975. It measures and tracks 28 aspects about the quality of life among children across America. Perhapsthe most promising figure in the report is that child death rates have gone down by a third since 1975. Inaddition, suicide rates among teens have declined in the past 20 years. Fewer youngsters are victims of violent crimes today than 20 years ago and teen births are at their lowest level in decades. The report saysUS kids are also better educated than they were 20 years ago.
The report highlighted a few of the negatives of the past 20 years. In spite of fewer children dying and infant mortality rates decreasing, child health has deteriorated. A major contributory factor to this is the increasing levels of obesity because of poor diet, the abundance of fast food, and less exercise. The latter is due to teens spending much longer indoors using technology. The report suggests that technology may protect kids from physical dangers outdoors but can harm their health indoors. Child poverty still affects millions of children in the USA and has remained largely unchanged in the past 20 years. About 20 per cent of children lived below the poverty line in 2013, which is about the same as it was in 1995.
中文翻译
美国杜克大学的一项报告称在过去的20年中,美国儿童比任何时候都感到安全
。这项研究是根据一年一度的儿童幸福指数而得出的,从1975年开始,杜克大学就一直从事这方面的研究 。这项研究对全美儿童的生活质量做出了研究,总共包括28个方面 。或许,这项研究中最让人高兴的是数据即从1975年起,儿童的死亡率下降了三分之一 。此外,青少年的自杀率在过去的20年中也有所下降 。现如今,作为暴力受害者的青少年也在过去的20中有所减少,在过去的10年中,青少年的生育率也处在了最低点 。这项报告称美国儿童在过去的20年中也受到了更良好的教育 。这项报告指出了一些过去20年中的消极数据
。尽管儿童死亡率有所下降,但是儿童的健康有所下降 。其中导致其结果的因素之一是肥胖的增加,引起这种因素原因有不合理饮食、快餐泛滥、以及不运动 。由于青少年在室内的时间增加,所以导致了少动的现象 。报告指出技术让青少年远离了室外的危险,但是对他们的健康造成了危害 。儿童贫困问题仍然影响了美国的上百万儿童,在过去的20年中,这一现象也没有大的改观 。2013年,全美大约有20%的儿童生活在贫困线以下,这一数据与1995的水平相同 。译文属可可原创,仅供学习交流使用,未经许可请勿转载
重点讲解
1.violent crime 暴力犯罪
No evidence of previous violent crime by either party.
而且两人都不曾有过暴力犯罪的前科
。2.infant mortality 婴儿死亡率
Thus, infant mortality in Palestine refugees is among the lowest in the Near East.
因此,巴勒斯坦难民中的婴儿死亡率在近东地区是最低的
。3.In addition 此外
In addition, you can elect to share your files with others.
另外,您可以决定与其他的用户共享 您的文件
。4.be based on 根据
This synchronization can be scheduled or can be based on administrator or user demand.
这种同步可以定期进行,或者根据管理员或用户的需要进行
。听力题目
1.Which university in the USA made the report on childhood?
a) Duke
b) Earl
c) King
d) Lord
2.When did the Child Well-Being Index first appear?
a) 1955
b) 1965
c) 1975
d) 1985
3.By how much have child death rates decreased since 1975?
a) a half
b) a quarter
c) a fifth
d) a third
4.What are fewer children the victim of these days?
a) smoking
b) violent crime
c) fashion
d) bullies
5.What is at its lowest level in 20 years?
a) teen births
b) the oil price
c) student morale
d) education standards
6.What has deteriorated in children in the past 20 years?
a) ambition
b) manners
c) their teeth
d) kids' health
7.What major factor has led to a worsening of children's health?
a) school
b) alcohol
c) obesity
d) environment
8.Where do teens spend more of their time these days?
a) in bed
b) indoors
c) in the gym
d) shopping malls
9.What affects millions of children in the USA?
a) loneliness
b) short-sightedness
c) poverty
d) bad breath
10.What was the percentage of children below the poverty line in 2013?
a) 30
b) 20
c) 40
d) 5
听力答案
1.a
2.c
3.d
4.b
5.a
6.d
7.c
8.b
9.c
10.b